I just want to be a princess, no, you want to be a queen

Lu Mingyang beckoned him to come closer to his ear, but just as he was about to speak, the eunuch from the palace arrived with the imperial edict.

Because of this, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict had to take two more detours, and when Lu Mingyang entered Shoukang Palace, he inevitably missed the time.

After all, she was a member of the royal family. The emperor did not ask the officials of the Dali Temple to question her, but asked Concubine Song to ask. The empress dowager was worried about Chu Mingzheng, so she asked Concubine Song to ask in Shoukang Palace.

Seeing that she came so late, Concubine Song asked casually, and as a result, the whole palace knew about the embarrassing incident of Princess Ningyuan who had not yet married.

The Empress Dowager and Concubine Song were also smiling from ear to ear, but Qin Miao's face looked ugly, and the color of her rouge had changed.

Last night, the capital was in chaos, and the Queen Mother was worried that it would be unsafe for Qin Miao to return, so she let her stay in Shoukang Palace. She was originally very happy, but she didn't expect Lu Mingyang to live in the palace.

"You haven't even gotten married yet, how can you be so shameless!" Qin Miao said in a moment of rage, shaking the Queen Mother's arm and acting coquettishly, "Auntie, she is destroying my cousin's reputation."

Is it really necessary to ruin Chu Mingzheng's reputation? Qinlou and Chuguan are all about his romantic affairs, okay? Lu Mingyang was speechless, but could only pretend to be aggrieved and explain: "Your Majesty, I fainted."

The Queen Mother was anxious to hold her grandson, so she smiled and said, "It's okay. Since the canonization ceremony has already taken place, you are the legitimate Princess Ningyuan. There's no need to worry about those empty formalities."

"Empress Dowager!" Lu Mingyang continued to explain, "Your Highness did not stay at the palace last night. He went to the Dali Temple."

"Is that so?" The Queen Mother felt somewhat disappointed.

Concubine Song knew that the Empress Dowager favored Prince Ningyuan. Looking at the rising sun, she knew that the Emperor was about to leave the morning court, so she did not offend the Empress Dowager. While interrogating Lu Mingyang, she was thinking about another matter in her mind and hinted at something.

"His Highness is about to get married, how come there isn't even anyone to serve him in the mansion? It's such a joke."

Xu Pei was also puzzled. "I specifically instructed the Imperial Household Department to arrange for personnel to be sent to the Ningyuan Palace as soon as possible. Why hasn't it been done yet?"

Not long after, the eunuch from the Imperial Household Department came in and kowtowed, saying, "I have arranged some palace maids and eunuchs for Your Highness to choose from. However, Your Highness is busy investigating a case and said there is no rush."

In fact, Concubine Song had known about this for a long time.

Now, she was in charge of the harem. However, the Queen Mother had said that she would personally arrange the Ningyuan Prince's marriage, clearly not allowing her to take advantage of the opportunity to arrange personnel.

But even if the Queen Mother did not allow her to take charge of Prince Ningyuan's affairs, with her many years of experience in the harem, it would not be difficult for her to arrange a few spies into the palace.

However, it is a bit troublesome since King Ningyuan keeps dragging his feet and not wanting anyone.

Concubine Song smiled and said, "Your Highness is busy helping your father. Why don't you leave these matters of the harem to our new princess?"

The Queen Mother also thought this method was very good and praised it repeatedly.

Lu Mingyang couldn't sit still any longer. Chu Mingzheng said he was not in a hurry, so he must have his reasons. It was no big deal for him to help select people.

"Your Highness, I grew up in the countryside and know very little. I'm already overwhelmed with the arrangements for my own marriage, and I'm afraid I'm not able to help Your Highness with your worries."

Qin Miao hurriedly said, "Aunt, Miao'er's marriage is all settled, and now she's free, why not let Miao'er help her cousin share his worries."

"Okay." Seeing that the wedding date was approaching, the Queen Mother agreed.

Qin Miaole is in full bloom.

When the emperor entered, the palace was filled with joy. Upon learning that his beloved concubine had not yet inquired about the Chengtian Gate incident, the emperor asked her a few simple questions and then had the eunuchs escort her to the Dali Temple without embarrassment.

Lu Mingyang was worried about Chu Mingzheng, but she didn't dare ask because Concubine Song was there. However, when the Queen Mother asked, Qin Miao also cried and pleaded.

"He didn't do his job well, so he should be punished. From what my mother said, it seems like I am deliberately making things difficult for him." The emperor was displeased.

Lu Mingyang said hurriedly, "As the saying goes, the deeper the love, the more severe the criticism. Father is a strict father and is very strict in educating his children. But the old man is so kind and loving that it's inevitable that he will be soft-hearted."

Everyone looked at Lu Mingyang.

Lu Mingyang gritted his teeth and continued, "When I lived in the palace, I always wondered why His Royal Highness Prince Guangcheng always liked to come to the Queen Mother's palace after reciting his lessons to Your Majesty. Today I finally understand."

The Empress Dowager laughed, and the Emperor laughed too.

When Lu Mingyang was secretly happy that he had escaped danger, he met the gaze of Concubine Song, which was three parts probing and three parts cold.

"Second brother, could it be that she leaked it to Chu Mingzheng?"

In Wenhua Palace, Concubine Song took the opportunity of picking up her son to meet Song Wei.

"No!" Song Wei was very sure: "Yang'er knows nothing. Even if she knew, she would never betray me."

Concubine Song was surprised by her brother's reaction, "But I feel like she's on Prince Ningyuan's side."

"She's timid." Song Wei's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he sighed, "Perhaps, she wants to live a good life with Prince Ningyuan. But don't worry, elder sister. I believe that at the critical moment, she will stand by me."

"But she is the Princess of Ningyuan after all. You must not trust her easily." Concubine Song warned and asked, "How did Chu Mingzheng know about it?"

Song Wei passed the tall red wall and looked towards the boundless sky. "It seems Zishen is right. He is indeed a man of extraordinary talent. He should not be underestimated."

Concubine Song was unwilling to accept this: "Judging from the look of His Majesty, he will not severely punish Chu Mingzheng. This time, we have failed in our plot."

"Normal. Your Majesty has already sent envoys to Yanmen Pass for negotiations. It's a matter of national interest. If you severely punish King Ningyuan, how will the people of the world view Your Majesty?"

Song Wei was not discouraged, and even a little excited: "Eldest sister, have you heard the rumors in the capital?"

Concubine Song snorted coldly: "How could this palace not know Chu Mingzheng's prestige at Chengtian Gate?"

"Using his hand as a bow, he shot an arrow through the throat. Few people in the world can do this. How could he, a chronically ill man, have such strength? Wouldn't Your Majesty be suspicious?" Song Wei said, "Sister, the time has come."

"That's all it can do."

Faced with the choice of exposing Prince Ningyuan's feigned illness or not, Concubine Song finally made up her mind and advised, "Your Majesty is very suspicious. You should find the person first. As for how to expose Prince Ningyuan's feigned illness, we will discuss it in detail later."

"promise!"

After leaving the palace, Song Wei did not leave by carriage, but walked alone to Chengtian Gate. Here, he saw the woman he had not seen for many days.

"Yang'er!"

Lu Mingyang had only wanted to come and see how tragic the night had been, but unexpectedly ran into Song Wei and hurried away. Song Wei caught up with her and, after he could no longer see the guards at the imperial city gate, grabbed her hand.

"Mr. Song, please respect yourself." Lu Mingyang shook his hand away fiercely.

This was the first time she had such a harsh expression in front of him. Song Wei's throat tightened, "Do you really not want to see me again?"

Because of his elder sister's intervention, Lu Mingyang had a legitimate reason to reject him. He said resolutely, "I didn't know the importance of things before. For the sake of the entire family of the Chengyang Marquis's Mansion, the entire family of the Zhongxin Earl's Mansion, and the entire family of the Song Guogong's Mansion, please let me go, Master Song!"